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@shirinj: The US tightens sanctions on Iran
@hannahchanatry: Angola has more peatlands than we thought
@joshuacoe: Syria removed from US 'State Sponsors of Terror'
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@joyhackel: Zelenskyy deputy probed for corruption
@Shirinj: AI is adding to confusion, doubt during conflicts
@JoshuaCoe: China announces first regular shipping route through Arctic
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@joyhackel: Voices of Afghan women under five years of Taliban rule
@hannahchanatry: Giant tortoises reintroduced to the Galapagos
@gerryhadden: Curbing Barcelona’s major pigeon problem
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@Shirinj: US, Iran on the cusp of Strait of Hormuz agreement
@joyhackel: A Hiroshima survivor's memoir
@hannahchanatry: Operators of high-speed rescue boats exposed to chronic brain injuries
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What's remarkable to me is that I've seen no more than six PrSM impact sites in Iran (three of which in Lamerd), even though the missile's stockpiles are reportedly nearly depleted.
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@joyhackel Why Ukraine is targeting Russia's e-commerce giant Wildberries
@shirinj: Is Russia helping Iran?
@orla_barry: Ireland's first public domestic violence register
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A new public register of domestic violence offenders is being introduced in Ireland. It follows a years long campaign by the family of Jennifer Poole who was murdered by her ex partner. Some domestic abuse campaigners worry such registers may backfire. Coming up on @TheWorld
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@Shirinj: Their children were killed; now Iranian mothers are seeking justice
@OlandeseRoma: The fate of the moped in Italy
@joyhackel: In Canada, AI is giving Black prisoners harsher punishments
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@JoshuaCoe: India's youth-led cockroach party
@Shirinj: US sends more military assets to the Middle East
@hannahchanatry: How to fight a wildfire
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@carolynbeeler: Toronto navigates dismal air quality and protecting public health
@JoshuaCoe: The cockroach party and 20-day hunger strike causing a stir in India
@Shirinj: The US wants to dismantle the ICC
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@Shirinj: New round of US attacks on Iran leaves peace agreement in limbo
@JoshuaCoe: How nations weaponize the energy trade during times of war
@JennaGadbois: The chemical that cats love and mosquitoes hate
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@joshuacoe: There's a rift in the Catholic Church
@tibizea: Many Venezuelans hope the US can fill the gap
@shirinj: In Syria, people are still waiting for justice and a better economy
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On The World 🌍 today:
@tibizea: Venezuelans search rubble as quake toll rises
@Shirinj: What makes countries want to become mediators?
@JoshuaCoe: The impact of the Supreme Court TPS ruling
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@Shirinj: Iranians reflect on potential US deal
@hannahchanatry: New report maps vast fungal networks beneath our feet
@jersiegel: Inside a school bus with Scottish fans heading to the World Cup
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@orla_barry: What's fueling attacks on immigrants in Belfast neighborhoods
@Shirinj: Thousands of Iranians left without water after reservoir strike
@hannahchanatry: Fiji rejects waste incinerator plant
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Belfast is bracing for another night of anti-immigrant violence, which police and Northern Ireland politicians say is being stoked by far-right agitators online. Joining @MarcoWerman on @TheWorld shortly with the latest. Tune in: theworld.org/
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@hannahchanatry: Peru's runoff election
@Shirinj: Why has Iran linked a deal with the US to events in Lebanon?
@tibizea: Criminal groups eye World Cup profits in Mexico
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@Shirinj: Is the longest internet shutdown in history over?
@orla_barry: Dublin death draws George Floyd comparisons
@gerryhadden: Clothing empire founder's son accused of murdering his father
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After 88 days, Iranians are slowly coming back online.
🫶 Welcome back #Iran! Metrics show a further rise in connectivity as mobile networks and other segments are reconnected to the global internet:
• Filternet remains in place but can be worked around
• WhatsApp now restricted, requiring circumvention
• Some users still offline
